A Restaurant Surprise

Cabel Saasser brings word of a mysterious cafe that he recently experienced in Kashiwa in Japan. Located inside the Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha, the Ogori cafe looks innocuous enough, but holds a surprise in store for its patrons. In a nutshell, you get what the person before you ordered, and the next person gets what you ordered. Thus, if youâ€™re in on the game, you can choose to be either a generous benefactor, and treat those that come after you â€“ or try your luck at being cheap. Either way, itâ€™s an interesting experiment that explores surprise, kindness and encourages interactions.

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